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A woman has only daughters. Analyze the ...

A woman has only daughters. Analyze the situation genetically
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The union of the male gamete with the female gamete results in a zygote. Any female gamete will always have X chromosome while the male gamete might have X or Y chromosome. As the woman has only daughters, the male has contributed X chromosomes all the times, resulting in female offsprings.
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